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BouRRERiA EXSUCCA. Wood good but little used. This is a 
small tree averaging between 3 and 5 m. in height. Fairly common. 
BuRSERA sniARUBA. Soft and resinous wood. Common on hilltop. 
Caesalpinia coriaria. Divulivc. On the mainland a large tree 
reaching sometimes a height of 30 m. with a clear trunk 10 m. high. 
On ^Margarita and on Coche it occurs as bushes about 2 m. high. The 
wood is very heavy, strong, and fine-grained. The sapAvood is whitish 
yellow, the heartwood black and almost as hard iis iron. Rather 
scarce. 
Capparis pachaca. Ajicito. A small tree with a light-colored 
wood of not much hardness, used for cabinet work. Very few trees. 
Cassia fistula. Canafistula. Wood of a flesh-color, heavy, hard, 
and strong but not much used. Few trees. 
Clusea rosea. Copey. Wood of a reddish color, rather heavy, 
used considerably on INIargarita for building-posts, but not much 
elsewhere. Common. 
CoRDiA ALBA. Caiiiam. Attains a height of 12 to 15 m. with a 
trunk 4 to 5 m. high. A tolerably good wood for building purposes. 
Only a few trees. 
Crataeva gynandra. Toco. Very light and soft, generally of 
a whitish color though sometimes showing reddish veins. Sawn into 
boards for boxes. Common in El Valle. 
Crescentia Cujete. Taparo. Wood yellowish white, close- 
grained, and rather hard and strong. The tree is of medium size. 
Common. 
GuAJACUM ARBOREUM. Vera. A large tree yielding a wood sim- 
ilar to the following. 
GuAJACUM OFFICINALE. Guaijacan. Wood exceedingly hard and 
tough, the fibers crossing each other, so that it does not split. The 
sap wood is of a yellowish color; the heart wood is brown with dark 
greenish veins and markings. Used for turnery work. Both of these 
trees are abundant. 
GuAZUMA ULMiFOLiA. Guacimo. Of a grayish white color with a 
somewhat reddish hue and occasionally some dark veins; it is fibrous, 
not very fine-grained, and comparatively light. 
HiPPO]MANE Mancinella. Manzanilla de plaija. Good wood, 
durable and heavy, fine grain, annual rings distinct, and pores numer- 
ous. Few trees. 
HuRA CREPITANS. Jobillo. Wood light and soft, of fibrous texture, 
durable under water, and color white. Few trees. 
